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loud music. 17-year-old jordan davis was killed. the judge ordered the jury to resume the abortions -- deliberations. to follow thise case and bring you updates as we get them. we're following several developing stories, including a disturbing discovery at dulles international airport. ground crews found the body of a man inside the landing gear of a south african airways plane. it was in a remote parking area of the airport at the time. the body will be turned over to the fairfax county medical examiner's office. we are told that there is no impact on the airport's operation. killed instudent was a house fire in frostburg. this happened yesterday morning. the state university released a
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statement this afternoon saying, they believed the victim was lateef gazal. the university is offering counseling for students. because cause of the fire is under investigation. two people arrested in connection with yesterday's shooting of an eight-year-old girl. karie brown and demtrius patten are charged with assault with intent to kill. was shot in the torso. you will have to deal with cold temperatures and wind today. let's check in. >> give it another few hours. we will see the windchill plummet. temperatures hanging at 30 degrees in gaithersburg. 36 and fredericksburg. 35 for lexington park maryland.
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light snow didh not amount to much at all around the beltway. look at how is lifting off ,oward the north and east toward philadelphia, new york city, and boston. they are in for a big storm overnight with a winter storm warning and a blizzard warning for cape cod. throughures will fall the middle 30's and 20's overnight. skies will be clear tomorrow. wait until you see the extended outlook. it puts a big smile on my face. i am talking about temperatures that will approach the 60 degree mark. we will tell you when in just a few minutes. >> put a smile on a lot of people's faces. people welcome the sight of a snow plow. in some cases, it is causing problems for people trying to park. here is the live coverage and upper marlboro. >> this is the story of a giant
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snowplow that was put in a place where it should not be in some parking spaces. we have so much snow lately that it has to go somewhere, but putting all that snow in their spots has made a lot of people frustrated. she has in her parking space. >> it cannot be shoveled. it is completely ice. >> they are none too happy with the homeowners association. >> nobody can park their cars. they plow up against the cars, so we can get our cars out. >> the contractor was hired to clear roads and lots left a mess. it was dumped in front of my assigned parking space. >> they sent a blizzard of e-mails. and she made phone calls, to no effect, she says. >> it is a problem. >> that his neighbor donna
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brooks, who says that she confronted the contractor as he was plowing. explained to him was happening, and their response was, this is convenient. changed board members for the homeowners association. we are looking for new ourgement company because homeowners association company was not doing a good job. >> after playing over $1000 in age away fees, she says she just wants the problem fixed. >> there was no concern about our safety and protection. as you can see, there is no parking. while we were editing our story, we saw a plow come out and start moving that snow. he we don't know if that was because of our phone calls to the age away or because of the complaints, but in the end, the job got done. very important because tonight
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it is going to get very cold. if anything out there on the ground is going to freeze. in upper marlboro, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> you exceeded your 7 on your side duties today, richard. thank you. if you believe your streets may have been messed up by county -- plows,i county clouds -- you are asked to e-mail. also on neighborhood streets, snowplows may not scrape snow and ice down to the bare pavement. try to ensure that the road is possible. with us as we continue to track the winter weather situation. look for updates on aaron on our social media platforms.
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and on our social media platforms. >> this teacher was shot and killed at her home. police continue to search for her killer. being inside that church, we got a sense of how much this woman was loved. hundreds of people filled the sanctuary in the overflow rooms. and the stories about ruthanne were inspiring. for her deepown connection to the alexandria community. by those whobered knew her in the church where she worshiped. a classmate remembered her for her graciousness, generously -- a generosity, the heart and soul among friends. afterr-old was shot opening her door. a family caregiver was also shot but survived. >> she left her community with a
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deep sense of shock. tracking dogs to inspect the area around the ruthanne's home. this composite sketch was released. police say that they have no motive and no obvious connection between the gunman and the two victims. back at blessed sacrament, the stories continued. she saved leftover money from a past class reunion so they could be used for the upcoming reunion. today there was a reunion of a different kind, but with the someonel, to remember that was an amazing woman. herhe is survived by husband and her three daughters. the family was gracious enough to say hello after the service. there was another gathering
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of friends and family members today in the district. in this case, it was to mark the fifth anniversary of pamela butler. she disappeared without a trace in february 2009. her family and friends return to the neighborhood to share stories and demand answers. >> we do not have any real progress at this point. they are constantly working on it and giving us updates. to we don't have anything close the case. questioned butler's boyfriend, but no one has been charged in her disappearance. >> a police officer was found dead after being accused of releasing child porn. and
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>> you are watching abc 7 news. the d.c. medical examiner says a police officer accused in case took his own life. this comes months after his body was pulled from a river. he drowned. at the time of the suicide, he porn.one count of child was wounded inan a shooting in bethesda. in happened on danville drive. andce say that the shooter victim knew each other, but the shooter was not on the scene when officers arrived. police are still looking for him. marion barry is giving his followers an update on his health. he tweeted this afternoon that his urinary tract infection is gone, but he continues all into buttock treatment -- antibiotic
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treatment. if you are looking for new appliances this weekend, this is the weekend to save some money. through monday, shoppers who purchased qualifying energy star products will get a break from the sales tax. this is the fifth annual shop energy weekend. carolina andsouth georgia spent the day inspecting bridges after a small earthquake. the earthquake struck on friday night near the state line. it was felt 150 miles away. no one was hurt. some new earthquakes have rattled the region over the past 50 years. a break from the wild weather back east. he is in southern california where he enjoyed a game of golf today. the president and spending the weekend at the retreat.
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he and the president of jordan met to focus on syria. the president is scheduled to return to the white house on monday. the forecast up next.
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>> this week's winter storm is being blamed for the delay in the delivery of some girl scout cookies. they said that the organization had to reschedule deliveries of nearly 600,000 ounces of cookies in the washington dc area. were spies tooxes be delivered to the stadium yesterday, but that has been pushed back to next friday. >> one more week without the
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girl scout cookies. >> we made it. we made it through the sleet and cool temperatures. thrilledfolks will be when they see what is on the way. our skies are beginning to slowly clear. time beginsings on march 9. 36 degrees at reagan national hour.rt this our 40 degrees. that was the high earlier today. just one touch of rain. hour.rees this george washington university registering in with 33. now in the lower 30's.
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temperatures are slowly falling. just a little bit milder. fredericksburg and 46 degrees. the windchill factor is much colder out there. it feels like 24 degrees in quantico, which means the wind gusts began to increase anywhere between 24 miles and 32 miles per hour. usse gusty winds remain with into the early morning. temperatures will drop. temperatures will fall into the 20's. he we will look for a cool day tomorrow and another cool day on president's day. the warming trend will begin i wednesday and thursday in the upcoming week. a storm system is quickly moving ward the north and east. big problems if you are traveling to the boston area. they have winter storm warnings.
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a blizzard warning for cape cod for the overnight. we are talking hurricane force winds, with winds upwards of 74 miles per hour. this is the futurecast. temperatures in the 20's. by afternoon, middle 30's. then one more cold day on presidents' day on monday. temperatures in the lower to mid 30's. it will warm up again. highs tomorrow will be just around 33 degrees. here is the extended outlook. wow. 48 degrees on tuesday. middle 50's. then a chance for some rain showers. weather pattern, in terms of temperatures, beginning to shift to the milder airmass.
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anything that falls later in the week will fall as rain. >> ok. we will take that. i notice you had the flag bearer for monday the holiday. we should've had the flag-waving today. of playing time for our guide john carlson. he it was incredible. out. is plenty of ice something spectacular happened on the ice.
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>> and now the toyota sports desk rot to you by your local toyota dealers. while but they a saved the best for last. nine out of 14 goals in the second half today. would it be enough for you be a
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to keep their winning streak? take a look. check out the catch. slamming it home. shows some great ball movement around. he throws up with three. at 43-43. two minutes to go. inside the lane. scores two. they win. umass had the lead. colonials only down by 1. less than 30 seconds to go in this one. joe mcdonald pulls up. no good. 67-61 the final.
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team usa played at 7:00 this morning, our time. just like it was in 1980, russia was declared the favorite with their roster. in pure american spirit, team usa never give up. we are filling the patriotism today. eight rounds of a shootout today. controversy surrounding what would have been a game-winning goal for the russians. the rest declined to the goal. oshie scoredut, four times. the same player could not continue to take shots. , went for overr three minutes. the usa wins and has an automatic focus on the quarterfinals. >> we would score. they would score. it was a good game. it it was a hard-fought battle.
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the beginningrom that it was going to come down to overtime. weeke nba all-star continues tonight with three-point contest. they will show off their finesse shots. and there will be a dunk contest. >> our play of the day. take a look. arizona state. that block was tremendous. he goes all the way the other way. that was beauty. look at that block. that is our play of the day. the sun devils pull off the upset 69-66. duke leads in the first half. >> an exciting day in sports
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>> it appears that netflix has a winning hand with "house of cards. " it is the most-watched thing right now. good for them. are you ready to talk about the warming trend? i know a lot of folks are over the snow. it looks like here on monday, a 50% chance. not expecting a whole lot. wednesday into the 40's and 50's. daytime high temperatures into the 60's.
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nighttime lows in the 40 degree range. >> something
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welcome to "world news." tonight the miracle on ice. the olympic moment the hockey game the u.s. taking on russia. the thrilling outcome. tonight the speed skaters shedding tonight's suits. our team in sochi. blizzard watch. as we come on the air, the damaging winds and the snow hitting the highways where they were cleaning up from this. tonight the forecast and get ready for the big melt. the roadway smashing into a cruise ship as a vacation turning deadly. what caused it and why even the biggest of ships are vulnerable.
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farmer's market where to find love this valentines week end. the city girl tried out one of america's newest dating services. >> real cute. "duck dynasty" cute. tonight her journey to the farm warming the heart in the heartland. good evening on this saturday night and call it an instant classic the u.s. facing off against russia in hockey tied in over time. the american players anxious as their teammate goes out on the ice to take those shots. jumping over the wall and on the ice to celebrated when that final puck goes in. the hero, t.j. oshie on the right he got fours shots into the net. under extraordinary pressure. president putin watching in the arena. tfsz a trialing echo that miracle on the ice back in 1980 when the u.s. scored a victory over russia. tonight, the u.s.

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